Ethan Campbell

Ethan Campbell (1942-) was Prime Minister of Australia from 2000.

Biography
Ethan Campbell was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 1942, and he was raised in a working-class Presbyterian family of Scottish immigrants. He worked as a mechanic before becoming involved in the labor union movement, and he later entered politics with the Australian Labor Party, being elected to the Sydney City Council. In 2000, as Leader of the ALP, he led Labor to win 37.95% of the vote and 12 seats in the nationwide general election, tying with the Liberal Party of Australia's 39.7% of the vote and 12 seats. In the ensuing election, Campbell was elected Prime Minister with 38.1% of the vote; in second place was Australian Greens leader Liam Goff with 23.8% of the vote.